Watchdog Journalism in the 21st Century
Speaker:
Joe Mahr
08 Apr 2010
7:00 PM
Great Hall, Memorial Union
Joe Mahr is a journalist for the Chicago Tribune. Previously, he worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Toledo Blade, where he was part of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize-winning team that uncovered the U.S. Army's 36-year cover-up of Tiger Force during the Vietnam War. He has written award-winning stories on subjects ranging from Ohio's lax efforts to fix dangerous stretches of highways to allegations that Toldeo police refused to arrest or investigate abusive priests. More recently he has written a series of stories looking at abuse and neglect in the mental health system. Part of the First Amendment Days Celebration.
No audio recording for download or podcasting is available for this lecture due to technical difficulties.
For more information: [url=http://fad.jlmc.iastate.edu/]http://fad.jlmc.iastate.edu/[/url]
TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2010
[b]The First Amendment Blog Poetry Slam[/b]
7:00 p.m., Maintenance Shop, Memorial Union
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2010
[b][url= http://www.lectures.iastate.edu/lecture/20247]The Rules of Engagement: Rights vs. Responsibilities in Civic Dialogue - Panel Discussion[/url][/b]
7:00 p.m., South Ballroom, Memorial Union
THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2010
[b]Freedom March[/b]
9:00 a.m., Ames City Hall, 515 Clark Ave
The annual Freedom March begins at City Hall and ends at steps of Beardshear Hall.
[b]Celebrating Freedom: Having a First Amendment Day at Your High School[/b]
High School Seminar with Randy Swikle
10:15 a.m., 101 College of Design
[b]Your Freedoms, Your Choices[/b]
High School Seminar with Kalpana Ramgopal
11:15 a.m., College of Design 101
[b]Feast on the First Amendment[/b]
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Free Speech Zone, in front of Parks Library
Food, music, drama, chalk the campus, soap box debates and exhibits
[b][url=http://www.lectures.iastate.edu/lecture/20246]Whom Do You Trust to Tell You the News? Fair, Accurate, Balanced and Thorough Reporting in the 21st Century - Panel Discussion[/url][/b]
4:00 p.m., Gallery, Memorial Union
[b][url=http://www.lectures.iastate.edu/lecture/20199]Watchdog Journalism in the 21st Century - Joe Mahr[/url][/b]
7:00 p.m., Great Hall, Memorial Union